Mukeshpuri
Snowy Mountains of Mukeshpuri
Highest point
Elevation2,800 m (9,200 ft)
Coordinates34°04′N 73°23′E / 34.067°N 73.383°E / 34.067; 73.383
Geography
CountryPakistan
ProvinceKhyber Pakhtunkhwa
DistrictAbbottabad District
Mukshpuri is located above the Nathia Gali Hills in Nathia Gali Union Council.

Mukshpuri, Mushkpuri, or Mukeshpuri is a 2,800-metre-high (9,200 ft) mountain in the Nathia Gali Hills, in the Circle Bakote Region of Abbottabad District of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in northern Pakistan. It is 90 kilometres (56 mi) north of Islamabad, just above Dunga Gali in the Nathia Gali area of Ayubia National Park. It is the second highest peak in the Galyat Region after Miranjani which is located at 2,992 metres (9,816 ft).[1] Much of the mountain is covered with Western Himalayan subalpine conifer forests.[2]

The peak

The route from Nathia Gali on western side of mountain is a steady and 4-kilometre-long (2.5 mi) climb. The mountain also has a route on the Dunga Gali side, with a steeper slope. There is a bird sanctuary on this side created with the help of the European Union.

From the top of Mukeshpuri peak, on the eastern edge of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the following areas can be seen: — Circle Bakote, Abbottabad University of Science and Technology, Jhelum River, the Bagh District of Azad Kashmir, in the south the city of Murree and the Murree Tehsil, as well as Islamabad.[3]

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Mukeshpuri or Mukshpuri - A Guide for Travelers". thetourist.pk. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  2. ↑ "Location and Covered with Western Himalayan Subalpine Conifer Forests". Bhattiadil.wordpress.com. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  3. ↑ "Areas which can be seen from Mukeshpuri Top". www.pakistantoursguide.pk. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  • Murree travel guide from Wikivoyage


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